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Myths and Legends of North America : Southwestern United States and Mexico.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Famous myths and legends of the worldPublisher: Chicago : World Book, a Scott Fetzer company, [2015]Description: 64 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780716626275 (hbk)
  • 9780716626251 (set)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.209 23
LOC classification:
  • E77.4 .M98 2015
Contents:
Introduction -- How coyote brought fire to the world -- The world of the Apache -- The origin of corn -- The world of the Zuni -- Wise son and the Grand Canyon -- The world of the Hopi -- Cochin and Miochin -- The world of the Pueblo Indians -- Old salt woman is refused food -- The world of the Cochiti Pueblo -- Nayenezgani slays the monsters -- The world of the Navajo -- The sacrifice of Cocijo -- The world of the Zapotec -- The creation of earth -- The world of the Aztec -- The birth of Huitzilopochtli -- The world of Aztec warriors -- The departure of Quetzalcoatl -- The world of the Toltec -- Deities of the Southwest and Mexico -- Glossary.
Summary: "Myths and legends from the Southwest of the United States and Mexico. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Basic Education Department Library Reference - H.S. Section Reference F 398.209 M99 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available HB20212

Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.

Introduction -- How coyote brought fire to the world -- The world of the Apache -- The origin of corn -- The world of the Zuni -- Wise son and the Grand Canyon -- The world of the Hopi -- Cochin and Miochin -- The world of the Pueblo Indians -- Old salt woman is refused food -- The world of the Cochiti Pueblo -- Nayenezgani slays the monsters -- The world of the Navajo -- The sacrifice of Cocijo -- The world of the Zapotec -- The creation of earth -- The world of the Aztec -- The birth of Huitzilopochtli -- The world of Aztec warriors -- The departure of Quetzalcoatl -- The world of the Toltec -- Deities of the Southwest and Mexico -- Glossary.

"Myths and legends from the Southwest of the United States and Mexico. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--Provided by publisher.

Ages 5-11.

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